Shield



"Jgme 17, 1930.

VB. CASTER-UDELL SHIELD Filed.l June 28, 1929 Patented June 177, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE BESSIE CASTEB-'UDELL, OF DODGE CTIY, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR ONE-TENTH T0 NAOMI SCHN'UR OLIVE, OF DODGE CITY, KANSAS SHIELD Application filed .Tune 28,

This invention relates to a shield, and one object of the invention is to provide a shield adapted to be applied when shampooing the hair or massaging the face and which will 5 serve very effectively to prevent soap and water from running down upon a persons face when hair is being shampooed and which willyalso serve to prevent cream and othervsubstances applied to a persons face or a hot towel from getting on the hair. Bythis arrangement cream and other substances applied to a persons face in a beauty parlor. may be prevented fron'v getting ontoy the hair and also the hair may be prevented from losing its curl due to a hot towel contacting with lthe hair when used.

Another object of the invention is to s o form the shield that its inner or forward edge may have contacting engagement with the face in front of the hair and the shield extend rearwardly at an upward incline so that it will extend above the hair. Therefore, the shield will be so disposed that it will very eli'ectively serve lts purpose and at the same time will be out of the way.

Another object-of the invention is to so form the end portions of the shield that they may extend back of the ears and to provide .the shield with improved means for retain- 30 ing it in proper position when in use.

. vide the inner or forward edge of the shield with an improved type of binding of such shape that a close joint will be formed between the shield and a persons face.

The invention is illustrated. in the ac. companyng drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation,

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the laid flat, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2. j.

i This shield, which is indicated in general by the numeral 1, consists of a body portion or sheet 2 formed of flexible material having water-proof qualities and by referring to Figure 2 it will be seen that the sheet 1s substantially crescent shaped and has arcuate inner and outer edges 3 and 4. The

taken arcs of the two edges are such that theshield Another object of the invention is to proshield when 1929. Serial No. 874,495.

tapers `towards its ends and adjacent its ends the inner or forward edge of the sheet is eut to define recesses 5 into which a persons ears are adapted to lit, as shown in Figure l, so that the lends of the sheet may extend back of the ears and project downwardly therefrom. A securing strap 6 which is preferably formed of elastic fabric is secured to one end of the sheet and is of such length that it may be passed back of the head beneath the hair and at the other end of the sheet is secured a buckle or the like 7 for engagement by the free end por- 4compressible material, such as soft rubber.

This binding is stitched to the sheet, as shown at 10, and its outer edge face is, formed with a longitudinally extending groove 1l, as shown in Figure 3. Thisv groovey extends intermediate the Width of the outer edge of the binding and defines spaced ribs 12. By this arrangement the ribs may have close contacting engagement with the face in front of the hair and a tight joint will be formed between the face andthe shield and very effectively prevent water from passing beneath the shield.

' When the shield is in use, it is applied, as shown in Figure l, with the ears re ceived in the recesses 5 and the strips 8 extending in frontl of the ears. The binding 9 has close contacting engagement with `the foreheadand sides of a persons face When hair is being shampooed, soap may be applied to it and after the hairI has `been ico thoroughly washed the hair rinsed clean without danger of soa suds or water getting upon a persons ace. If the face is being massaged, the shield. will prevent creams or face lotions from getting upon the hair and it should be particularly noted that when a hot towel is'applied to a persons face the shield will prevent the up r portion of the towel from contacting with the hair. This prevents the hair from becoming wet and it also shields it from steam. Therefore, curl will not be taken out "of the hair. I have, therefore, provided a shield which will be very effective in use and is simple in/construction and may be very easily applied and removed.

Having thus described the invention, I V

claim:

1. A shield comprising a sheet of pliable waterproof material of a len h to extend across a persons forehead Wit its end portions extending along sides of the face below the ears, said sheet having its ends formed with' ear-receiving recesses in its inner edge, elastic strips bridging the outer ends of said recesses and adapted to extend in front of the ears, and means to secure said sheet with the inner edge of the sheet contacting with a persons head and the r body of the sheet extending upwardly at a rearward incline over the hair.

2. A shield comprising a sheet of pliable waterproof material of a length to extend across a persons forehead with its end portions extending along the sides of the face below vthe ears, said sheet having its ,ends formed with ear-receiving recessesin its inner edge, elastic strips bridging the outer ends of said recesses and adapted to extend in front of the ears, a securing strap extending from one end of said sheet, and

a fastener at the other end of the sheet for engagement with said strap.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature.

BESSIE CASTER-UDELL. [14s.] 

